Thursday, September 24, 2009
Organise
Beat Your Filing Cabinet Into Shape With A Filing System Workflow
11:45PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Whether your filing system has gotten away from you or it was never really under control to begin with, you can use our handy guide to beat it back into shape. More »
Work
Windows 8 May Include Sleep/Hibernate, Core Security Boosts
11:00PM Kevin Purdy | Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft watcher extraordinaire, looks around what’s being said and whispered, about the next version of Windows after 7 and finds a few job listings, resume lines and discussions that offer a few clues. More »
Work
Selectively Block Flash Animations In Google Chrome
10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Firefox users have Flashblock and other extensions to cut down on memory-hogging, browser-destabilising Flash animations thrown haphazardly around the web. If you’re a Google Chrome convert, BlockFlash2 can offer much the same protection against random moving objects. More »
Work
FeedDemon 3.0 Final Is An RSS Addict’s Best Friend
9:30PM Kevin Purdy | Windows: The official 3.0 version of FeedDemon, the desktop feed reader that synchronises with Google Reader, is now available, bringing with it many, many fixes, features and updates for lovers of all things RSS. More »
Fix
4:30PM Angus Kidman | We all know the ill-effects of a few too many cups of coffee, but when does the amount of caffeine you ingest become toxic? The Death By Caffeine calculator lets you work out how much of your favourite drink would be lethal. More »
How Much Caffeine Would It Take To Kill You?
4:30PM Angus Kidman | We all know the ill-effects of a few too many cups of coffee, but when does the amount of caffeine you ingest become toxic? The Death By Caffeine calculator lets you work out how much of your favourite drink would be lethal. More »
Fix
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Hairdressers, chemists and supermarkets offer an ever-growing and costly choice of ways to wash your hair, but there’s a much cheaper solution lurking beneath your kitchen sink. More »
Save Money On Shampoo By Using Detergent
3:00PM Angus Kidman | Hairdressers, chemists and supermarkets offer an ever-growing and costly choice of ways to wash your hair, but there’s a much cheaper solution lurking beneath your kitchen sink. More »
Money
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Contemplating some share trading now that the worst of the recession has apparently passed, at least as far as the stock market’s concerned? Macquarie’s Edge online trading platform has some neat Web 2.0 features that help it stand out from the pack. More »
Five Cool Features Of Macquarie Edge
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Contemplating some share trading now that the worst of the recession has apparently passed, at least as far as the stock market’s concerned? Macquarie’s Edge online trading platform has some neat Web 2.0 features that help it stand out from the pack. More »
Fix
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Throwing a party and not sure how much booze you’ll need? Liquor retailing giant Dan Murphy’s offers an on-site calculator to ensure you keep your guests happy. More »
Dan Murphy’s Event Planner Calculates Your Drinking Needs
11:00AM Angus Kidman | Throwing a party and not sure how much booze you’ll need? Liquor retailing giant Dan Murphy’s offers an on-site calculator to ensure you keep your guests happy. More »
Communicate
9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you wanted to check out last week’s first episode of Byteside Tech (featuring Lifehacker’s own Angus Kidman, Gizmodo’s own Nick Broughall amongst others), but couldn’t set aside an hour to watch it in one hit, the good news is that the show is now available via iTunes, as a series of mini-broadcasts and even as an audio-only download. More »
Byteside Offering iTunes, Brief And Audio Versions
9:00AM Angus Kidman | If you wanted to check out last week’s first episode of Byteside Tech (featuring Lifehacker’s own Angus Kidman, Gizmodo’s own Nick Broughall amongst others), but couldn’t set aside an hour to watch it in one hit, the good news is that the show is now available via iTunes, as a series of mini-broadcasts and even as an audio-only download. More »
Fix
